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the adf to contribute forces to peacekeeping missions around the world. while most of these deployments involved only small numbers of specialists, several led to the deployment of hundreds of personnel. large peacekeeping deployments were made to namibia in early 1989, cambodia between 1992 and 1993, somalia in 1993, rwanda between 1994 and 1995 and bougainville in 1994 and from 1997 onwards. the 1996 election of the howard liberal government resulted in significant reforms to the adf's force structure and role, with the new government's defence strategy placed less singular emphasis on defending australia from direct attack and greater emphasis on working in co @ - @ operation with